“I grew up in the theater with my mom and that's how I knew I wanted to be an actor in the first place.” FirstsWantedActorsGrewMomGrew UpTheaterMy Mom Author:Condola Rashad
“When it came time for college, I told my parents I was going to major in acting. And they were so removed from anything to do with show business - my dad built our house and my mom grew our food.” ShowsHouseParentActingCollegeGrewMomDadMajorsBuiltMy DadMy MomShow Business Author:Geena Davis
“I grew up in an apartment my whole life. It was just me, my mom, and my brother - she supported us. And we've always liked driving through rich neighborhoods, especially around Christmas. We would always admire the wealth. I always had this strange feeling with it.” WholeFeelingsWealthRichStrangeBrotherGrewMomGrew UpMy MomWhole LifeDrivingAdmireMy BrotherNeighborhoodApartment Author:George Clarke
“I grew up around fashion - my mom was an editor for Vogue. Compared to the music industry, though, I'd say [fashion] is a little bit more disorganized. But it's exciting for me because, when you're a performer, there is a fashion element.” LittlesBitsFashionGrewMomIndustryElementsLittle BitGrew UpExcitingMy MomEditorsPerformersMusic IndustryVogueDisorganized Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“I grew up in a very musical household. There was music and dance. My great-grandma was a famous tap dancer in the '40s, my mom was a dancer, she met my dad on the road when he was on tour in the '60s. Music is my heart and soul, it's my love.” HeartSoulGrewMomDadMy HeartMetsGrew UpMusic IsMusicalMy DadMy MomDancerHouseholdHeart And SoulGrandmaMusic And DanceTap DancersGreat Grandma Author:Taryn Manning
“My mom grew up in the Philippines, and she would use coconut oil. I put that in my hair always - literally, natural coconut oil that you use for cooking. I use that for my cuticles and dry spots on my skin too.” UseNaturalHairGrewMomGrew UpSkinsCookingMy MomOilSpotsDryPhilippinesCoconuts Author:Shay Mitchell
“I grew up in church. My mom's a minister, and my grandmother was an ordained minister. I was always very mindful of the presence of a greater being I call God.” ChurchGreaterGrewMomGrew UpMy MomMinistersGrandmotherMy Grandmother Author:Mahershala Ali
“I love watching old movies anyway - I grew up with my mom watching old movies and being immersed in the history of old Hollywood.” GrewMomGrew UpHollywoodMy MomOld MovieOld Hollywood Author:Lily Collins
“I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell's version of "A Case of You." My mom was a huge Joni Mitchell fan.” CasesFansHugeListeningGrewMomGrew UpMy MomVersions Author:Cheyenne Jackson
“My mom is a master gardener and I grew up on a farm. I came back to it really late in life and discovered that despite how lazy and inattentive I was as a child, I had managed to accidentally learn quite a bit about gardening.” ChildrenBitsMastersGrewMomLateGrew UpMy MomDespiteLazyFarmsGardeningGardener Author:Elizabeth Gilbert
“I take the kids skiing every year, and my husband doesn't always go. The way I grew up, that's very normal. My mom would take us skiing, but my dad hates cold weather.” WayYearsKidsHateGrewMomColdDadHusbandNormalGrew UpMy DadMy MomWeatherMy HusbandSkiingCold Weather Author:Julie Bowen
“I grew up as an only child, and my mother was a single mom. It's always been "us." If it weren't for her nurturing and guiding my artistic talents at a young age, I don't think I'd be a professional actress and performer today.” IfsThinkingChildrenAgeTodayYoungMotherTalentGrewMomGrew UpActressesArtisticPerformersYoung AgeNurturingSingle MomOnly ChildArtistic Talent Author:Edwina Findley
“My parents are both from Vermont, very old-fashioned New England. We heated our house with wood my father chopped. My mom grew all of our food. We were very underexposed to everything.” FatherHouseParentGrewMomEnglandMy MomWoodsOld FashionedNew EnglandVermont Author:Geena Davis
“I grew up in Marcy Projects in Brooklyn, and my mom and pop had an extensive record collection, so Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder and all of those sounds and souls of Motown filled the house.” SoulHouseSoundWonderRecordsGrewMomProjectsGrew UpFilledMy MomPopsCollectionsBrooklynMotown Author:Jay-Z
“I grew up with a feminist mom and the understanding that, as someone coming from a position of (relative) privilege, it was my job to speak up when things weren't fair.” JobsSpeakUnderstandingPositionGrewMomGrew UpFairsPrivilegeFeministRelative Author:Jennifer Weiner
“I'm a small town boy from a place not too different from Farmville. I grew up with a corn field in my backyard. My grandfather had emigrated to this country when he was about my son's age. My mom and dad built everything that matters in a small town in southern Indiana. They built a family and a good name and a business, and they raised a family.” DifferentCountryMatterAgeNamesBoysFieldsSonGrewMomDadGrew UpBuiltTownsRaisedMy MomMy SonSouthernGrandfatherSmall TownCornMy GrandfatherBackyardsIndianaMom And Dad Author:Mike Pence
“I hate that blacks and Hispanics are pitted against each other I really do, call me naive, I grew up in an adopted family where my mom is Christian and Caucasian, my dad is Jewish, my sister is Mexican and I don't know, I don't tan so well. I think I'm mostly Irish.” ThinkingKnowsWellsChristianHateGrewMomDadGrew UpI HateMy DadMy MomCall MeMy SisterAdoptedNaiveMexicanCaucasian Author:Andrew Breitbart